Seven Hills Burning
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Gaius Claudius Nero knows nothing can save the Republic. Not after his humiliating defeat on the banks of the Metaurus River. Not after the Etruscans and Umbrians switched sides. Not after Hannibal besieged Rome. While his city burns, the last Roman Dictator prepares to die with honor...
Originally published on DeviantArt, this piece of alt-history flash fiction asks the question "What does a Carthaginian victory in the Second Punic War look like from a Roman perspective?"
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